Apparatus for applying cement.



PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1907.

P; P. PAYNE. APPARATUS FOR APPLYING CEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAB-.13; 1907.

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FRANKLIN P. PAYNE, OF PORT JEFFERSON, NEW YORK.

APPARATUS FOR APPLYING CEMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

Application filed March 13,1907. Serial No.'s62.194.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN P. PAYNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Port Jefferson, in the county of Suffolk and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus forApplying Cement, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus or devices for fillingthe corrugations of sheet metal ceilings or the like, with cement orother plastic material.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical meanswhereby the cavities of corrugated sheet metal ceilings may be quicklyand effectively filled With cement, or the like, at a comparativelysmall expenditure of laborv With the above and other objects in view,the invention consists in the novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter iully described andclaimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which 7 Figure1 is a vertical section through the apparatus showing it in use forfilling a corrugated sheet metal ceiling or roof; Figs. 2 and 3 aredetail vertical sections, on an enlarged scale, taken respectively onthe planes indicated by the lines 2-2 and 33 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is aperspective view of one end of the combined support and guide; Fig. 5 isa perspective view of one end of the cement trough or holder; Fig. 6 isa perspective view of one of the supports for the cement holder; andFig. 7 is a detail sectional view through the carriage which carries theplunger for pressing the cement from its holder and into thecorrugations of the ceiling or roof.

The present embodiment of my invention is especially designed forfilling the corrugations of a corrugated sheet metal ceiling or roofsuch as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings. This ceiling iscomposed of a plurality of sheet metal plates A formed with longitudinalcorrugations B and having their ends resting or supported upon andsecured to the top flanges of parallel I-beams C. The form of theapparatus shown is also adapted to fill but one of the corrugations B ata time and it comprises a longitudinal bar 1 which forms a support for acement holder or trough 2 and also a track for a carriage 3 whichcarries a plunger or pressing head for forcing the cement from theholder 2 into the corrugations B. The support 1 is preferably ofrectangular form and of such length that it will fit between the I-beamsC and be supported at its ends by the horizontal lower flanges of thesame. At suitable points intermediate its ends are formed verticalsockets 4 for the cylindrical lower ends of pivots 5 of the upright rods6 which have at their upper ends right angularly projecting arms 7 forsupporting the trough or holder 2.

with the bottom face of the ceiling.

The upright supports 6 are preferably arranged in pairs 1 and sincetheir lower ends are pivotally mounted their upper ends or arms 7 may beswung under the trough 2 for the purpose of supporting the same againstthe bottom of the ceiling or roofA, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. In thetop of the bar or support 1 is formed a longitudinally extending grooveor channel 8 which forms a track or guideway for a roller 9 journaled at10 in a casing 11 forming the lower portion of the carriage 3. Thiscasing has its upper end enlarged, as shown in Fig. 7 so as to protectthe roller 9 and in its top is arranged a nut 12 for the reception ofthe threaded lower end 13 of a rod or bar 14 adapted to serve as ahandle for manipulating the carriage or device 3. Upon the upper end ofthe handle 4 is provided a head or enlargement 15 adapted to serve as aplunger or pressing block which co-acts with the cement holder 2. Thehead 15 is of substantially rectangular form and has its toplongitudinally curved so that it may be readily pressed against thebottom of the holder 2 and moved along the same. The cement holder 2 ispreferably in the form of a trough of substantially semicircular shapein cross section and it is constructed of resilient perforated sheetmetal so that it may be flattened to cause the cement which it containsto be forced into one of the corrugations B.

The operation of the invention is as follows: The supporting and trackbar 1 is first placed in position upon the lower flanges of the I-beams0 directly beneath one of the corrugations B in the ceiling or roof A;the trough or holder 2 is then filled with cement or any other plasticmaterial and placed upon the inwardly projecting arms '7 of the uprightsupports 6. The latter hold said trough in a horizontal position beneaththe corrugation B with its beaded edges in contact The carriage 3 isthen placed between the track or support 1 and the holder 2 with itsroller 9 in the guide groove 8 and its pressing head or block 15 inengagement with the bottom of the holder. The operator who grasps thehandle 14 of the carriage in his hand, as shown in Fig. 1, thenstraightens said rod so thatthe portion of the holder engaged by theblock or head 15 will be flattened so as to force the cement into thecorrugation B, as will be readily seen upon reference to the first threefigures of the drawings. When in this vertical position the carriage ismoved longitudinally between the bar 1 and holder 2 so that thecorrugation will be completely filled from end to end. Owing to thethreaded connection 13 between the handle 14 and the roller casing 11the length of the carriage may be varied so that the cement holder willbe flattened or collapsed to the extent necessary to effectively forcethe cement into the corrugation After one corrugation has been fllledthe bar 1 is moved beneath the next one and the above describedoperation is repeated.

While I have shown the invention as adapted for filling one corrugationat a time, it will be understood that any number may be simultaneouslyfilled and that the invention may be adapted for operating uponcorrugated ceilings or the like of any description.

7 Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

l. The combination of a collapsible holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder and means for collapsing said holder,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a resilient holder for plastic material, means forsupporting said holder and means for collapsing said holder, for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination of a collapsible holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder, a guide and a pressing device to travelbetween said guide and said holder, for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of a collapsible holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder, a guide, a pressing device to travel betweensaid guide and said holder and means for adjusting said pressing device,for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination of a collapsible holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder and a pressing device to engage and collapsesaid holder, for the purpose set forth.

6. The combination of a collapsible holder for plastic material, aguide, means on said guide for supporting said holder, and a pressingdevice to travel between said guide and said holder, for the purpose setforth.

7. The combination of a resilient holder for plastic material, a guidebar, means upon said bar for supporting said holder and a pressingdevice to travel between said bar and said holder, for the purpose setforth.

8. The combination of a resilient holder for plastic, material, meansfor supporting said holder, a grooved guide bar and a pressing device tocollapse said holder and adapted to travel in the groove of said guidebar.

9. The combination of a resilient holder for plastic ma terial, meansfor supporting said holder, a guide, a carriage to travel upon saidguide and a pressing head carried by said carriage to engage andcollapse said holder.

10. The combination of a resilient holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder, :1 grooved guide bar, a longitudinallyextensible pressing device having a head at one end to engage andcollapse said holder and a roller upon the other end of said device toengage and run in'the groove in said bar.

11. The combination of a resilient holder for plastic material, asupport, swinging uprights upon the latter having portions to engage andsupport said holder and a pressing device to collapse said holder.

12. The combination of a resilient trough like holder for plasticmaterial, means for holding the same against the element to which thecontents of said holder is to be applied and a pressing device tocollapse said holder.

13. The combination of a trough like holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder, constructed of perforated resilient sheetmaterial and means for collapsing said holder.

14. The combination of a collapsible holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder, a guide and a pressing device to travelbetween said guide and said holder, said device consisting of twosections having an adjustable screw threaded connection.

15. The combination of a collapsible holder for plastic material, meansfor supporting said holder, a guide and a pressing device to travelbetween said guide and said holder, said device consisting of a hand rodhaving a pressing head at one end and a threaded portion at its otherend, a recessed body formed with a threaded opening to receive thethreaded end of said rod and a roller journaled in the recess of saidbody.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afifix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANKLIN P. PAYNE.

Witnesses CHARLES A. BAYLES, \VALLACE H. TOOKER.

